BVB3/5/2023 10:12 PM | By: Cal Athletics
No. 12 Golden Bears Sweep Oregon, No. 17 Arizona
Cal Closes Out the Pac-12 South Invite With Three Straight Sweeps
LOS ANGELES- The No. 12 California beach volleyball team won all 10 of its matches on Sunday sweeping Oregon and No. 17 Arizona to close out the Pac-12 South Invitational.
No. 12 Cal 5, Oregon 0
The Golden Bears swept Oregon to start the day with four pairs winning in straight sets. Senior
Ainsley Radell and fifth-year senior
Ashley Delgado got Cal on the board with a 21-11, 21-17 win on court two. The fourth straight win for the two captains.
Junior
Brooke Buchner and junior
Natalie Martin were next off with a 21-15, 21-17 win on court four. On court three sophomore
Sierra Caffo and junior
Liz Waters-Leiga sealed the dual match with a 21-18, 2-11 win.
1.
Ella Dreibholz/
Maya Gessner (Cal) def. Zoe Almanza/Chloe brown (Ore); 21-17, 21-15
2.
Ashley Delgado/
Ainsley Radell (Cal) def. Ella Tyus/Bea Wetton (Ore); 21-11, 21-17
3.
Sierra Caffo/
Liz Waters-Leiga (Cal) def. Abby Plevin/Batia Rotshtein (Ore); 21-8, 21-11
4.
Brooke Buchner/
Natalie Martin (Cal) def. Natasha George/Ashley Schroeder (Ore); 21-15, 21-17
5.
Ava Mann/
Marilu Pally (Cal) def. Presley McCaskill/Valerie Peterson (Ore); 21-13, 21-9
Order of finish: 2, 4, 3*, 5, 1
No. 12 Cal 5, No. 17 Arizona 0
Once again Radell and Delgado struck first with a 21-14, 21-15 court two win and Buchner and Martin followed on court four winning their matchup 21-17, 21-17. The order of finish mirrored the previous match as Caffo and Waters-Leiga clinched the dual again with a 21-17, 21-13 win on court three. They are now a perfect 5-0 this season.
Junior
Maya Gessner and sophomore
Ella Dreibholz earned their third straight court one victory in a three-set battle 21-14, 22-24, 15-12.
1.
Ella Dreibholz/
Maya Gessner (Cal) def. Sarah Blacker/Alex Parkhurst (Ariz); 21-14, 22-24, 15-12
2.
Ashley Delgado/
Ainsley Radell (Cal) def. Grace Cook/Alana Rennie (Ariz); 21-14, 21-15
3. Lexi Mckeown/
Alex Young-Gomez (Cal) def. Abby Russell/Hope Shannon (Ariz); 21-15, 21-13
4.
Sierra Caffo/
Liz Waters-Leiga (Cal) def. Kylee Fitzsimmons/Caroline White (Ariz); 21-17, 21-13
5.
Brooke Buchner/
Natalie Martin (Cal) def. Miranda Erro/Annie Kost (Ariz); 21-17, 21-17
Order of finish: 2, 4, 3*, 5, 1
Up Next
The Bears now head to Malibu to play No. 14 Long Beach State and No. 18 Pepperdine tomorrow morning. The two matches were originally scheduled for Feb. 25 but were postponed due to weather.